Grape harvest tonnage – and price – up from last year

SACRAMENTO – California’s fall grape crush, fruit crushed for wine, juice, brandy and other products, hit a record high of nearly 4.4 million tons, up 13 percent from the 2011 harvest of nearly 3.9 million tons, and 1 percent more than the previous record 2005 crush of 4.3 million tons, state farm officials reported Friday.

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By The Record

Posted Feb. 8, 2013 at 12:28 PM
Updated Feb 8, 2013 at 12:29 PM

By The Record

Posted Feb. 8, 2013 at 12:28 PM
Updated Feb 8, 2013 at 12:29 PM

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SACRAMENTO – California’s fall grape crush, fruit crushed for wine, juice, brandy and other products, hit a record high of nearly 4.4 million tons, up 13 percent from the 2011 harvest of nearly 3.9 million tons, and 1 percent more than the previous record 2005 crush of 4.3 million tons, state farm officials reported Friday.

Perhaps more importantly for San Joaquin County, where winegrapes are the No. 2 most-valuable farm commodity after milk, the average price paid for one ton of crushed grapes hit a record high of $734.35, up 24 percent from 2011.

Red wine grapes went for $879.04 a ton, up 24 percent from 2011 and white wine grapes, were $623.50 a ton, up 15 percent from 2011.

Read Saturday’s Record for more on this story by staff writer Reed Fujii.